MIA · WhatsApp marketing

WhatsApp marketing for car dealerships: templates, journeys and CRM

A WhatsApp campaign is more than a broadcast. MIA pulls the audience from the CRM, sends Meta-approved templates and, when the customer replies, the AI carries the conversation through to your team. This page covers outbound messages; for chats customers start, see the WhatsApp chatbot page.

  • Templates with media, buttons and variables
  • Journeys triggered by CRM, calendar and inventory events
  • AI answers when the customer replies
  • Reports: delivered, read, replies, clicks
MIA WhatsApp template editor with carousel and message preview
Templates are built in MIA, with a preview, before going to Meta for approval.
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Approved templates, built in MIA

You build the template in MIA: a media header, body text with variables such as name, model or location, and buttons. It is submitted to Meta for approval and the status syncs back to MIA, so nobody has to check elsewhere.

  • Media header.
  • Variables pulled from the CRM.
  • Reply and link buttons.
  • Meta approval status visible in MIA.
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Audiences: segments, RFM and CRM views

Audiences come from MIA’s CRM: segments, saved views and RFM segmentation (Champions, Loyal, At risk, Lost, Never purchased). Facebook and Instagram Lead Ads leads flow in automatically every few minutes.

An external system can send a template or start a journey through the API.

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Journeys triggered by events

Not every message is a dated campaign. Many go out when something happens. Each step can be a WhatsApp template, an email or an AI call, and the next step depends on a reply, a button click or silence within a set time.

  • New lead or form submitted.
  • Opportunity stage change or SLA exceeded.
  • Appointment created or changed, reminder before the event.
  • A car matching what the customer wanted arrives in stock.
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From WhatsApp to a phone call

Some customers ignore messages but pick up the phone. MIA playbooks combine both channels.

  • WhatsApp first, then a call if there is no reply.
  • Call first, then WhatsApp if nobody answers.
  • WhatsApp with a button, then a call if they are interested.
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When the customer replies

After a reply, the AI picks up the conversation with the goal, tone and objection handling you gave the campaign. It collects the qualification details you set and writes them to the CRM.

When a person is needed, an operator takes the chat and MIA stops. It is the same thread as the WhatsApp chatbot, not a separate inbox.

See the WhatsApp chatbot for inbound chats
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A/B tests and reports

Two variants of the same message show which one gets more replies. Each journey report counts sent, delivered, read, replied, clicks and most-clicked links.

Replies, appointments and opportunities are what count. Not messages sent.

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Consent, opt-in and the 24-hour window

Message only people who opted in to WhatsApp messages from you. MIA records consent per channel, including consent collected on the first WhatsApp message.

Outside the 24-hour window after the customer’s last message, you can only send approved templates. Meta sets the rules and message pricing; check Meta’s official pricing page. This page is not legal advice.

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Communication credits

Templates, free-form messages and outbound calls use communication credits, topped up from the dashboard. Volumes and plan are covered in the demo.

WhatsApp marketing FAQ

WhatsApp marketing for dealerships: common questions

What marketing and BDC teams ask before the first campaign.

The chatbot answers when the customer writes first. Campaigns start from you: approved templates, CRM audiences, event-based journeys. When the customer replies, the same AI continues.

Yes, to CRM segments, with approved templates and only to opted-in contacts. MIA shows the number’s messaging health as reported by Meta: the right audience matters more than volume.

No. MIA includes a CRM with customers, opportunities and segments. If you already use Action, Walcu, TCar or Salesforce, leads and outcomes can be sent there.

Meta’s price depends on template category and country and is on Meta’s official pricing page. In MIA, messages use communication credits.

Where WhatsApp Coexistence is available, yes. We check it on your Meta account before activation.

Want to set up your first WhatsApp campaign with us?

In a demo we pick an audience from the CRM, build the template and decide what the AI does when the customer replies.

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